Becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre - A guide to the registration process

Oct 23, 2026

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Guide for organisations aiming to become a Cambridge Early Years Centre, explaining why centres must register and how the registration quality standards are used to evaluate eligibility. Describes the programme access provided after registration, including curriculum, resources, assessment approaches, and professional development. Outlines the relationship-building purpose, legal roles, and five registration steps from expressing interest and submitting an application to an approval visit, contract letter, and completing the early years offer.

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Why do we ask centres to register with us?

What is in this guide?

There are five steps to becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre

Step 1. Express your interest

Step 2. Complete our Application Form

Step 3. We carry out an approval visit

Step 4. You become a Cambridge Early Years Centre

Step 5. Completing your early years offer

Step one: Express your interest

What should I do before completing the Expression of Interest Form?

What information is available to support these early discussions?

What happens next?

Becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre A guide to the registration process We are delighted you are interested in becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre. When you join us you will be part of a global community working to equip young learners for success in our changing world. Why do we ask centres to register with us? All centres offering Cambridge Early Years must demonstrate their eligibility to do so by successfully registering with Cambridge International Education. Registration is a process for us to learn more about your values and approach to education. It will help us to establish which of our early years registration quality standards you meet and where we can support you to meet those you do not. Once registered, you can access the programme. It provides everything you need to deliver a quality early years education: a holistic and balanced curriculum, engaging classroom resources, assessment approaches to measure learners’progress, and professional development. Building strong relationships Each stage of the registration process helps to develop our relationship with you. We want to understand your vision for offering Cambridge Early Years and what you hope the programme will bring your young learners, staff and the wider community. In return, we want you to understand our approach to early years education and our policies and procedures, and to share our view of their importance. Registration also establishes a legal relationship between your centre and Cambridge, and makes clear the roles and responsibilities of both parties. What is in this guide? This guide: • explains the registration stages and describes how you should prepare for each stage of the process. • describes our early years registration quality standards – and the support we provide to help you reach these standards. • provides answers to frequently asked questions about the process. For more information about Cambridge Early Years and to express your interest [visit](visit www.cambridgeinternational.org/earlyyears)[ ](visit www.cambridgeinternational.org/earlyyears)[www.cambridgeinternational.org/earlyyears](visit www.cambridgeinternational.org/earlyyears) There are five steps to becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre: | Step 1. Express your interest | We aim to contact you within two working days of submitting your expression of interest. | | | --- | --- | --- | | Step 2. Complete our Application Form | We aim to contact you within five working days of submitting your Application Form. | | | Step 3. We carry out an approval visit | We will arrange a time that is convenient to you. | | | Step 4. You become a Cambridge Early Years Centre | If you are approved to become a Cambridge Early Years Centre we will aim to send you your contract letter within 30 working days of the approval visit. | | | Step 5. Completing your early years offer | We recommend you adopt our early years learner's books and digital assessment tool, Cambridge Early | | | | Years Check Together, for the best learning experience. | | [www.cambridgeinternational.org/earlyyears](www.cambridgeinternational.org/earlyyears 1)[ 1](www.cambridgeinternational.org/earlyyears 1) Step one: Express your interest If you are interested in becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre go to [www.cambridgeinternational.org/join](www.cambridgeinternational.org/join and complete our online form)[ and complete our online form](www.cambridgeinternational.org/join and complete our online form). At this stage we ask: • for your key contact details. • why you want to be a Cambridge Early Years Centre. • whether you already work with us or any other education organisations. • for general information about your centre. • whether you have the necessary government permissions to offer an international education. What should I do before completing the Expression of Interest Form? Before expressing interest in becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre it

FAQs

Why must early years centres register with Cambridge International Education?

Centres offering Cambridge Early Years must demonstrate eligibility by successfully registering. Registration helps Cambridge understand centres’ values and approaches and determine which quality standards are met and where support is needed.

What are the five steps to becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre?

The process includes: (1) expressing interest, (2) completing an application form, (3) an approval visit, (4) becoming a Cambridge Early Years Centre after approval, and (5) completing the early years offer.

What happens after submitting the Expression of Interest Form?

The form is assigned to the local Cambridge representative, who contacts the centre within five working days with advice on next steps. Support and guidance are provided throughout the process.

Oct 23, 2026

Uploaded by Riley